diff --git a/core/product_config.rbc b/core/product_config.rbc
index b0d6977..da8209b 100644
--- a/core/product_config.rbc
+++ b/core/product_config.rbc
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@
         if _options.format == "pretty":
             print(attr, "=", repr(value))
         elif _options.format == "make":
+            value = list(value)
+            for i, x in enumerate(value):
+                if type(x) == "tuple" and len(x) == 1:
+                    value[i] = "@inherit:" + x[0] + ".mk"
+                elif type(x) != "string":
+                    fail("Wasn't a list of strings:", attr, " value:", value)
             print(attr, ":=", " ".join(value))
     elif _options.format == "pretty":
         print(attr, "=", repr(value))
diff --git a/tests/inherits_in_regular_variables/inherit1.rbc b/tests/inherits_in_regular_variables/inherit1.rbc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ce8825
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/inherits_in_regular_variables/inherit1.rbc
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+load("//build/make/core:product_config.rbc", "rblf")
+
+def init(g, handle):
+  cfg = rblf.cfg(handle)
+
+  cfg.setdefault("PRODUCT_PACKAGES", [])
+  cfg["PRODUCT_PACKAGES"] += ["bar"]
diff --git a/tests/inherits_in_regular_variables/product.rbc b/tests/inherits_in_regular_variables/product.rbc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c193c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/inherits_in_regular_variables/product.rbc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+load("//build/make/core:product_config.rbc", "rblf")
+load(":inherit1.rbc", _inherit1_init = "init")
+
+def init(g, handle):
+  cfg = rblf.cfg(handle)
+
+  cfg.setdefault("PRODUCT_PACKAGES", [])
+  cfg["PRODUCT_PACKAGES"] += ["foo"]
+
+  g["PRODUCT_PACKAGES_COPY"] = cfg["PRODUCT_PACKAGES"]
+
+  rblf.inherit(handle, "test/inherit1", _inherit1_init)
+
diff --git a/tests/inherits_in_regular_variables/test.rbc b/tests/inherits_in_regular_variables/test.rbc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a76d8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/inherits_in_regular_variables/test.rbc
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+load("//build/make/core:product_config.rbc", "rblf")
+load("//build/make/tests/input_variables.rbc", input_variables_init = "init")
+load(":product.rbc", "init")
+
+
+def assert_eq(expected, actual):
+    if expected != actual:
+        fail("Expected '%s', got '%s'" % (expected, actual))
+
+def test():
+    (globals, globals_base) = rblf.product_configuration("test/device", init, input_variables_init)
+    assert_eq(["foo", "bar"], globals["PRODUCTS.test/device.mk.PRODUCT_PACKAGES"])
+    assert_eq(["foo", ("test/inherit1",)], globals["PRODUCT_PACKAGES_COPY"])
+
+    # Ideally we would check that rblf.printvars returns the correct result, but we don't have
+    # a good way to intercept its output or mock rblf_cli
diff --git a/tests/run.rbc b/tests/run.rbc
index e8c4caa..1b51719 100644
--- a/tests/run.rbc
+++ b/tests/run.rbc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 load("//build/make/tests/single_value_inheritance:test.rbc", test_single_value_inheritance = "test")
 load("//build/make/tests/artifact_path_requirements:test.rbc", test_artifact_path_requirements = "test")
 load("//build/make/tests/prefixed_sort_order:test.rbc", test_prefixed_sort_order = "test")
+load("//build/make/tests/inherits_in_regular_variables:test.rbc", test_inherits_in_regular_variables = "test")
 
 def assert_eq(expected, actual):
     if expected != actual:
@@ -176,3 +177,4 @@
 test_single_value_inheritance()
 test_artifact_path_requirements()
 test_prefixed_sort_order()
+test_inherits_in_regular_variables()